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Name: Kathryn Creighton (#272)
Date registered: October 2003
E-mail: kpcbc@cox.net		 School: Eden Park Elementary
Grades: 3-5--Special Education
Location: Cranston, Rhode Island

Classroom pets: I am trying to make a decision on what would be a good classroom pet. I don't want to adopt a pet that does not work in the classroom.
Previous class pets: none
Pets at home: 2 dogs, 2 birds - cockatiels, 1 rabbit..recently passed away
Other animal projects: I am not sure at this time.
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Eileen Scott (#251)
Date registered: February 2003
E-mail: escott2075@yahoo.com		 School: Durham Elementary
Grades: Science, Grades K-5 & LS and AS
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Classroom pets: Gerbils, currently 14 (they breed rapidly!) a rabbit, one lonely catfish
Previous class pets: none
Pets at home: 2 dogs, 2 red eared sliders, multiple fish, more gerbils, and a parakeet
Other animal projects: upcoming projects include crawfish, land snails, butterflies, and ladybugs
Animal info. wanted: Where can I find live land snails and crawfish???
Web site:

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Name: Mrs. Abernethy
Date registered: September 2002
E-mail: abernethy@zoominternet.net		 School: East Elementary
Grades: 5
Location: Greenville, Pennsylvania

Classroom pets: Cockatiel, rabbit, rats, Bearded Dragon Lizard, guinea pigs, ferret, African Plated Lizard
Previous class pets: All of the above and other lizard species: Iguana, Water Dragon, Uromastix
Pets at home: Cats, dogs, horses, ducks, chickens
Other animal projects: Research on all classroom pets
Animal info. wanted: Information on all animals listed above
Web site:

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Name: Jessica Lavery (#232)
Date registered: August 2002
E-mail: PackRats.Rattery@verizon.net		 School: Head Start
Grades: Multiage Prescholl
Location: New Hampshire

Classroom pets: 3 male rats (Templeton, Cole, and Buddy), 2 female Spiny Mice (Terra and Cotta), and a tank full of fishies!
Previous class pets: rabbit and rats
Pets at home: 2 cats, 2 ferrets, and 12 ratties!
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted:
Web site: http://www.PackRatsRattery.com

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Name: Moira Haltigan (#222)
Date registered: July 2002
E-mail: mhaltigan@halfhollowhill.k12.ny.us		 School: Signal Hill School
Grades: 1st
Location: Dix Hills, NY

Classroom pets: Investigating the idea now.Have a dwarf rabbit at home, but he is too "energetic" for small children.
Previous class pets: none
Pets at home: a cat and a rabbit
Other animal projects: earthworms, hatching chicken eggs
Animal info. wanted: hamsters and guinea pigs
Web site:

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Name: Christina S. Vrba (#215)
Date registered: June 2002
E-mail: autumnglory@earthlink.net		 School: New Fairfield Middle School
Grades: 6th Grade Reading and Writing
Location: New Fairfield, Connecticut

Classroom pets: 3 male fancy rats, Trickster, Pippin, and Aspen
Previous class pets: 1 female fancy rat, Mithril the Silver; 1 green iguana, Iggy
Pets at home: 2 black cats, Ian the Elder and Alex Krycek, aka Catboy; 1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Riley
Other animal projects: My rats serve as a jump-off point for a year-long unit theme - how can we understand, recognize, and respond to prejudice? Because rats have such a terrible reputation, they're perfect ambassadors - most children think of rats as horrible, nasty, and dirty; once they get to know my boys, however, they can't understand how ANYONE can think such a thing!
Animal info. wanted: I'm always open to hearing about how other teachers deal with "the parent issue," and I'd love to find an e-mail list of teachers with classroom pets... perhaps start one, if there are enough folks interested.
Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~autumnglory/Chrisweb/rats.htm

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Name: Gayle Sklar (#214)
Date registered: June 2002
E-mail: gaylekwaj@aol.com		 School: Harrington Middle School
Grades: 8th grade
Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Classroom pets:
Previous class pets:
Pets at home:
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: E.R. (#209)
Date registered: May 2002
E-mail: rbrickman7861@yahoo.com		 School: Brickman
Grades: Kindergarten
Location: New York

Classroom pets: fish, tadpoles, butterflies
Previous class pets:
Pets at home: fish, cats
Other animal projects: ladybugs, worms, ants
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Sabine Tarter (#206)
Date registered: April 2002
E-mail: tarters@earthlink.net		 School: HVCAcademy
Grades: Kindergarten
Location: Mahopac Falls, New York

Classroom pets: Butterflies
Previous class pets:
Pets at home: cats
Other animal projects: ants farm - lady bugs farm - tadpoles/frogs - maybe fish
Animal info. wanted: Painted Ladies Butterflies in captivity
Web site:

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Name: Sharon Tvert (#189)
Date registered: March 2002
E-mail: sls12231@aol.com		 School: Early Childhood Center - 10
Grades: Kindergarten
Location: Yonkers, New York

Classroom pets: 2 breeding Polish dwarf bunnies, hamsters, gerbils, lizards, water frogs, 2 doves, breeding finches, 2 peach faced love birds, 2 lutino love birds, 4 breeding cockateils, chicken eggs, duck eggs, caterpillars.
Previous class pets: all of the above.
Pets at home: Dog, umbrella cockatoo
Other animal projects: land, air, water
Animal info. wanted: no, not at this moment.
Web site: http://www.creaturesasteachers.com

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Name: Gwenodlyn Zinermon (#183)
Date registered: February 2002
E-mail: zinermon@aol.com		 School: Best Friends
Grades: Kindergarten
Location: New Cumberland, PA

Classroom pets: none
Previous class pets: fish
Pets at home: dogs
Other animal projects: birds
Animal info. wanted: birds nest
Web site:

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Name: Susan Betcke (#172)
Date registered: January 2002
E-mail: drsusanab@hotmail.com		 School: Buffalo State College
Location: Buffalo, New York

Classroom pets: We had inherited a 4 1/2 year old guinea pig but she died in November. I chose to wait until after Christmas to search for a new pet/pets.
Previous class pets: red eared sliders, fish, rats and a rabbit
Pets at home: cat, birds
Other animal projects: hopefully hatching chick eggs if I find a reliable local resource
Animal info. wanted: I am looking for a variety of ideas. Cost is a big factor. Time wise I can devote about 6-8 hours per week to feeding and care (but this is a joint effort on the students behalf)
Web site:

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Name: Jenay Singleton (#170)
Date registered: December 2001
E-mail: jenays@hotmail.com		 School: P.S. 140 Duke Ellington Elementary
Grades: 5th grade
Location: Queens, NY

Classroom pets: none
Previous class pets:
Pets at home:
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted: I need help in choosing a pet for my 5th grade class. I teach in the city with 30 students. What type of animal should I get.
Web site:

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Name: Carrie Stieber (#154)
Date registered: October 2001
E-mail: Fosca9@aol.com		 School: Calvin CoolidgeSchool
Grades: Grade 5 and 6 Special Ed.
Location: Hillside, NJ

Classroom pets: dog
Previous class pets:
Pets at home: dog
Other animal projects: dog
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Edward M. Miller (#152)
Date registered: September 2001
E-mail: speshuled1215@aol.com		 School: Jonas Salk Middle School
Grades: Grade 7 Life Science
Location: Old Bridge, New Jersey

Classroom pets: bearded dragon, leopard geckos, guinea pigs, turtles, spiny mice, mongolian gerbils
Previous class pets: rabbits, birds, iguanas, hamsters, mice
Pets at home: 1 dog, 3 cats, 2 parakeets, 1 iguana
Other animal projects: bearded dragons and leopard geckos
Animal info. wanted: bearded dragons and leopard geckos
Web site:

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Name: Susan J. Miller (#151)
Date registered: September 2001
E-mail: earthmother63@aol.com		 School: Jonas Salk Middle School
Grades: grade 6 Earth Science
Location: Old Bridge, New Jersey

Classroom pets: guinea pigs, eastern painted turtles, spiny mice, mogolian gerbils
Previous class pets: rabbits, iguanas, hamsters, ameivae, etc.
Pets at home: a shi tzu, 3 cats, an iguana, 2 parakeets
Other animal projects: bearded dragons, leopard geckos
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Antonia E. Morris (#150)
Date registered: September 2001
E-mail: aemorris2@aol.com		 School: Peebles Elementary School
Grades: First Grade
Location: Bourne, Massachusetts

Classroom pets: Boo the Bunny. We also have classroom "temporary" pets on loan from a local pet store. Tarantula, lizards, Snakes, Frogs, Caterpillars, ants, Ladybugs, praying mantis, etc.
Previous class pets: All of the above
Pets at home: dog
Other animal projects: Life cycles of all animals, insects and their habitats
Animal info. wanted: Frogs/Pond Life
Web site:

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Name: Joanne Cleary (#149)
Date registered: September 2001
E-mail: gogomom@mediaone.net		 School: Tobin School
Grades: Kindergarten
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Classroom pets: goldfish, snails, toads, frogs, hamster
Previous class pets:
Pets at home:
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Michelle Agosta (#145)
Date registered: August 2001 (updated Aug/02)
E-mail: magosta824@netscape.net		 School: Park Ave. Christian Church Day School
Grades: 4 year olds
Location: New York, NY

Classroom pets: snails, worms, insects
Previous class pets: fish, worms
Pets at home: dog
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Ebonee Markham (#143)
Date registered: August 2001
E-mail: cocalatte@aol.com		 School: Benjamin Rush Middle School
Grades: 7th grade Science and RELA
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Classroom pets: I don't have one yet.
Previous class pets: None
Pets at home: Fish
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted: Ducks
Web site:

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Name: Elizabeth Green (#138)
Date registered: August 2001
E-mail: betsy@zoominternet.net

School: Intermediate Unit #1
Grades: 8 through 12 /
Emotionally Disturbed/academic & social skills
Location: Coal Center, PA

Classroom pets: I took my puppy to school this past year. Twice. I was reprimanded by my superiors for doing so. Their statement, "A dog does not belong in the classroom." I was using my puppy as an educational tool in the sense that she was a little 10 pound puppy (Shar-pi) with wrinkles and a sweetness. The kids wrote about her, drew her and petted her. It was a good experience for my seriously emotionally disturbed students and the administration is unbending.
Previous class pets: Guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, bunnies, praying mantis (who had millions of babies), fish, and pet rocks :-)
Pets at home: A Shar-pi puppy.
Other animal projects: I doubt that my Principal would approve. I'd like for you to send me some information regarding the benefits of having a classroom pet for kids who have serious emotional issues. I know the benefits, since I've done it before. My administration needs research documents before they allow anything out of the ordinary.
Animal info. wanted: more info explaining the metamorphis of a butterfly and info on many other insects
Web site: Turtles--Specifically Red box sliders

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Name: Lori Woods (#127)
Date registered: May 2001
E-mail: meaganwoods@home.com		 School: Greenbrook Elementary
Grades: K-1
Location: Kendall Park, NJ

Classroom pets: guinea pig, hedgehog and ants
Previous class pets: rabbit, newts
Pets at home: guinea pig
Other animal projects: panda
Animal info. wanted: household pets, cats, dogs and also lessons on the reasons why wild animals should not be made pets
Web site:

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Name: Diane Gromko (#126)
Date registered: May 2001
E-mail: gromkodk@yahoo.com		 School: Precious Kids
Grades: Pre-K
Location: Colchester, CT

Classroom pets: caterpillar
Previous class pets: hamsters, caterpillars
Pets at home: small dog
Other animal projects: other insects such as ants, crickets, grasshoppers etc.
Animal info. wanted: more info explaining the metamorphis of a butterfly and info on many other insects
Web site:

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Name: Ed Nartowitz (#108)
Date registered: February 2001
E-mail: enartowitz@ltps.org		 School: Lawrence Township Public Schools
Grades: Science Supervisor
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ

Classroom pets: Chicks, Butterflies, Bess Beatles, millipedes, guppies, goldfish, crayfish
Previous class pets:
Pets at home:
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Andrea Negri (#98)
Date registered: January 2001
E-mail: ARNegri@aol.com		 School: Christ the King High School
Grades: Science Research
Location: Middle Village, New York

Classroom pets:
Previous class pets:
Pets at home:
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted: Several of my research students are interested in the positive benefit of pets in the classroom. They have questions for teachers and students who have pets in their classrooms.
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/asrpage

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Name: Melissa Munnell (#97)
Date registered: December 2000 (updated /04)
E-mail: kameo@verizon.net		 School: Pittsburgh Public School
Grades: Middle School Emotional Support
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Classroom pets:
Previous class pets: hamster, tarantula, iguana
Pets at home:
Other animal projects: fly-fishing (Family Tyes)
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Melissa Turella (#96)
Date registered: December 2000
E-mail: misala18@aol.com		 School: Charles R. Drew Elementary
Grades: 4th grade
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Classroom pets:
Previous class pets:
Pets at home: dog
Other animal projects: We will be doing a research project that may focus on animals (probably wild/endangered)
Animal info. wanted: What pet would be suitable for my classroom. My principal has ruled out rodents. We have enough mice and other rodents roaming the halls!
Web site:

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Name: Rita O'Brien (#93)
Date registered: November 2000
E-mail: robrien@phila.k12.pa.us		 School: Kearny Academics Plus
Grades: Kindergarten
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Classroom pets: tadpoles
Previous class pets: a rabbit, two gerbils, one hamster, fish and guinea pig
Pets at home: one dog, one cat, and fish
Other animal projects: bears, bees, farm animals, caterpillars to butterflies, generally insects and theme studies based on what the children want to learn: forest animals, zoo animals, among others (dinosaurs)
Animal info. wanted: rain forest animals
Web site:

 
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Name: Jacki Lugg (#89)
Date registered: October 2000
E-mail: jlugg@mullica.k12.nj.us		 School: Mullica Township Elementary
Grades: First Grade
Location: Elwood, New Jersey
Classroom pets: Hamster
Previous class pets: fish
Pets at home: cats
Other animal projects: butterflies
Animal info. wanted: mice
Web site: http://www.familyeducation.com/NJ/mslugg

 
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Name: Jacki Yamin (#80)
Date registered: September 2000
E-mail: jsyamin@hotmail.com		 School: Thomson Elementary
Grades: 5th grade
Location: Washington, D.C. 20005
Classroom pets: Hamsters.
Previous class pets: mice, turtles, frogs, aquarium
Pets at home: dogs, frogs
Other animal projects: bats
Animal info. wanted: we want information about pet rats
Web site:

 
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Name: Liliane Abergel (#76)
Date registered: September 2000
E-mail: ablil@aol.com		 School: PS 75
Grades: 4th grade
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Classroom pets: fish
Previous class pets: guinea pig
Pets at home: none
Other animal projects: all sea animals this year. They are part of my "oceans" theme.
Animal info. wanted: aquatic mammals
Web site:

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Name: Valerie Finnerty (#68)
Date registered: August 2000
E-mail: drebin@gis.net		 School: Oak Meadow Montessori
Grades: 6,7,8
Location: Littleton, Massachusetts
Classroom pets: ribbon snake, millipedes, pond creatures
Pets at home: cats, dogs, rabbit, fish
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

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Name: Sue Tetreault (#61)
Date registered: July 2000
E-mail: sue_tetreault@hotmail.com		 School: Mulberry Child Care and Preschool
Grades: Pre Kindergarten
Location: Middleboro, Massachusetts
Classroom pets: A Bunny ~ She is a new addition to our classroom. We had a beloved hamster for 2 1/2 years which just recently passed away :o( I or the children would take home the hamster "Pickles" over the weekends, and it seemed to work out well. The bunny however, I feel has different needs so I will be taking her home each weekend.
Previous class pets: Pickles the hamster
Pets at home: I have owned a dog, three cats, the hamster "Pickles" and have had a number of fish. Rabbits growing up but that was long ago.
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted: Raising a classroom bunny, what are its needs and wants. I am very concerned about the freedom to move around and explore for the bunny. She will be taken out of her cage regularly, but I am still concerned with her well-being.
Web site:

 
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Name: Diane Belnavis (#52)
Date registered: May 2000
E-mail: dbelnavis@hotmail.com		 School: Longwood Gardens
Grades: High School
Location: Landenberg, Pennsylvania
School: Longwood Gardens is a large botanical display garden that has an education program. This involves High School Juniors and Seniors for the GAP program on Insect Pest Management. (GAP means Groundskeeping Apprenticeship Program!) There are also "bug days" for elementary age children.
Classroom pets: rose-hair tarantula, hissing cockroaches, palmetto bugs, and Giant Prickly Australian walking sticks. Also, occasional pests and beneficials we are studying, especially insect parasitic wasps.
Previous class pets: ladybird beetles, insect parasitic wasps
Pets at home: all of the above (!) plus corn snake, ball python, ferrets, emus, chickens, goats, Toulouse geese, iguana, cockatiels (including hand-fed babies), dogs, cats and a miniature donkey!
Other animal projects: how to raise a friendly emu, also planning to set up a frog tank this summer and would some info on some interesting species to try...
Animal info. wanted: always looking for info on all of our home pets, presently would like to know more about emus than how they taste!
Web site: Plant Pest Management for GAP Students
You might also like to see the Longwood Gardens website

 
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Name: Judy McCullough (#44)
Date registered: February 2000
E-mail: jmccu@bellatlantic.net		 Organization: National Aviary
Grades: Educ. Assistant all grades
Location: Harwick, Pennsylvania
Classroom pets: We have birds at the Aviary
Pets at home: birds, cats, dog, rabbits, and rooster
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted: I need to know what kind of info is available in the literature discussing the affects of animals in the classroom on attendance.
Web site:

 
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Name: Pam Clark (#40)
Date registered: January 2000
E-mail: canaras@cyberportal.net		 School: Woodland Heights
Grades: Grade 2
Location: Laconia, New Hampshire
Classroom pets: aquarium fish, 2 turtles with comets and crayfish, hamster, rabbit, hermit crabs
Pets at home:
Other animal projects: We do a seacoast unit and I would love to set up a tide pool aquarium (!funding). We hatch chicks and ducklings in the spring. We study mammals, and at this time I breed hamsters. I'm contemplating hatching turtles...not sure... looks involved. (I have a M and a F red striped turtle). We also study insects, maybe a madagascar cockroach would be neat. I usually bring in tadpoles for May & June (bullfrogs are best becasue they take 2 years to develop, so you can see them at both stages.)
Animal info. wanted: Looking for literature on the benefits of animals in classroom to keep administration at bay.
Web site:

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Name: Kevin Riley (#34)
Date registered: October 1999
E-mail: guyver2@earthlink.net		 School: Martin Middle
Grades: Grade 7
Location: East Providence,
Rhode Island
Specialties: Earth Science & Life Science
Classroom pets: Ball Python (Python regius), domestic ferret (Mustela furo), Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula (Grammostola rosea), Cogwheel Turtles (Heosemys spinosa)
Pets at home: Chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger)
Other animal projects: marine biology (in oceanography), animal behaviour (in a special afternoon class)
Animal info. wanted: positive benefits of animal handling on the behavior of children and adolescents
Web site:

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Name: Penny Kephart (#32)
Date registered: September 1999
E-mail: rpkephart@prodigy.net		 School: Campbell-Savona Central
Grades: 6th Grade Science
Location: Campbell, New York 14821
Classroom pets:
Pets at home: We have two cats and two 12 week old black lab males
Other animal projects:
Animal info. wanted: I took the pups to school for the day. I could not believe the difference in my students. I teach science to 110 6th graders and they were absolutely amazing with the "boys" in the room. I am desperately trying to find information on animals in the classroom. The kids had such respect and concern for the "boys". I am very interested in finding factual information on how beneficial it is to have animals in the classroom in the hopes of being able to convince my administrator that they should be in school every day.
Web site:

 
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Name: Tamzen Duffy (#27)
Date registered: July 1999
E-mail: TDLUVSD0GS@aol.com		 School: Wyomissing Area District
Grades: 5 & 6 Learning Support
Location: Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Classroom pets: I have had fish, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, and visiting dogs
Pets at home: 6 Golden Retrievers and 2 cats
Other animal projects: pet care, abuse and animal testing
Animal info. wanted: I would love to hear from others how they have incorporated their dogs in their classrooms AND gained the respect of the school administration. My dogs have been valuable in letting me get to know my students better and also have brought the regular education students closer to my kids. I am now only allowed to bring my dogs a few times a year but would like to increase the number of visits.
Web site:

 
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Name: Joli Goodwin (#22)
Date registered: April/99 (updated Jan 2000)
E-mail: goodwins2@hotmail.com		 School: King Philip Middle
Grades: Grades 2-8 special education
Location: West Hartford, Connecticut
Classroom pets: tropical fish such as neons, bottom feeders, and breeding fancy guppies.
Past classroom pets: a rabbit, a snake, and a cockatiel.
Pets at home: a wonderful pooch (Labrador Collie mix), a 55 gallon tank of tropical fish, another 55 gallon tank of African cichlids, a 10 gallon tank of babies which were overfilling the school tank! Suffice it to say, I am slowly becoming a fish-head! (My small tank with fire belly newts was donated to a child who quite simply had fallen in love with them while taking care of them over the summer!)
Other animal projects: lots! presently doing a joint program with fidelco
Animal info. wanted: Any!
Web site:

 
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Name: Maggie Desch (#11 )
Date registered: July 1998
E-mail: mdesch@vbimail.champlain.edu		 School: U-32 Jr/Sr High
Grades: High School Biology, Earth Science
Location: East Montpelier, Vermont
Classroom pets: walking sticks, western millipedes, a few beetles, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, assassin bugs, vinegaroon scorpion
Other animal projects: working with Monarch Watch -- tagging Monarchs during migratory period in late summer/early autumn
Animal info. wanted:
Web site:

 

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